Month: July 2022
Stranger Things 4 just became the second Netflix show to hit 1 billion hours viewed
Stranger Things 4, the most recent season of the hit show, just became the second Netflix show ever to surpass a billion hours viewed. Since the first installment of the season dropped on May 27th, viewers have spent a cumulative 1.15 billion hours watching the season’s nine episodes, including 301…
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This new gaming laptop is a strange rival for your Steam Deck dollars
Audio player loading… If you’re having trouble getting your hands on a Steam Deck, Chinese tech company GPD has a rather oddball solution It’s called the GPD Win Max 2 (opens in new tab) and it’s a miniature laptop that doubles as a handheld gaming console. Looking like an oversized…
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TikTok is reportedly giving up on its live shopping plans in the US and Europe
TikTok may seem like an unstoppable global entertainment machine, but at least one part of the company’s offering isn’t quite taking over: TikTok is scaling back its live commerce plans in Europe and the US, the Financial Times reported, after early launches simply haven’t been successful. TikTok has been testing…
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These new Microsoft PowerPoint features are bound to be a hit with all you perfectionists
Audio player loading… Microsoft is testing an update for PowerPoint that will allow people to incorporate a new level of customization into their presentations. The headline feature, dubbed Cameo, sits within PowerPoint’s Recording Studio and will allow you to use a webcam feed to make the video recording of your…
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Twitter is struggling with India’s tightening rules for online speech
Twitter announced on Tuesday that it has launched a lawsuit against the Indian government, the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over the country’s aggressive speech laws. The lawsuit comes after Twitter was ordered to remove a series of accounts and posts that violate Indian obscenity and defamation laws, as…
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James Cameron says Avatar 4 is a ‘motherfucker’ — but he might not direct it
It’s okay if you’ve lost track, but here’s a quick reminder that this year’s Avatar: The Way of Water is just the first of a potential four sequels to the 2009 sci-fi epic. And now, in a new interview with Empire, director James Cameron has given an update on where…
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